River Basin Development and Human Rights in Eastern Africa — A Policy Crossroads
This book offers a devastating look at deeply flawed development processes driven by international finance, African governments ...
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Riverine Ecosystem Management
This open access book surveys the frontier of scientific river research and provides examples to guide management towards ...
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Robust architecture : low tech design / Edeltraud Haselsteiner
Robust architecture is designed to meet needs; its structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to the location. It embraces ...
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Routledge Handbook of Urban Landscape Research / Kate Bishop, Linda Corkery
Presents current writing about the pivotal roles that landscape architects play in addressing some of the most pressing problems ...
Continue readingSDGs, Transformation, and Quality Growth : Insights from International Cooperation
The primary objective of this book is to seek out insights into the concept of high-quality growth (HQG). It explores the ...
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Science for Agriculture and Rural Development in Low-income Countries
special emphasis was given to lessons for future thinking about the contribution of agriculture to: 1) poverty alleviation ...
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Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice : Buildings in Maritime Zones / li Sayigh
Presents actual design projects that have been implemented at various seaside locations Covers all aspects of seaside building, ...
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Seasonal Climate: Forecasting and Managing Risk
Formed around a set of lectures presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI), this book has grown in scope and in aspiration ...
Continue readingSeeds for Diversity and Inclusion : Agroecology and Endogenous Development
This book will contribute to a more nuanced debate around seed system resilience that goes beyond the dominant dichotomous ...
Continue readingSexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in India : Self-care for Universal Health Coverage
This book addresses self-care on sexual and reproductive health and rights and HIV prevention and treatment in the most marginalized ...
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Small Town Sustainability : Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation / Paul Knox, Heike Mayer
Illustrate how small towns can meet the challenge of a fast-paced, globalized world, and based on case studies, movements, ...
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Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services
Recent history reveals both that the large-scale reforestation projects of the 20th century have often been less successful ...
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Smart buildings : technology and the design of the built environment / Ron Bakker
Explores how buildings and spaces are designed, built, used, and better understood through technology. A practical guide ...
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Social Development in the World Bank Essays in Honor of Michael M. Cernea
This book honors the work of Michael Cernea, who was the World Bank’s first professional sociologist, by taking on and ...
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Social Exclusion in Later Life Interdisciplinary and Policy Perspectives
Drawing on interdisciplinary, cross-national perspectives, this open access book contributes to the development of a coherent ...
Continue readingSocial Innovation in Higher Education : Landscape, Practices, and Opportunities
The book includes a selected set of peer-reviewed chapters presenting different perspectives against which relevant actors ...
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Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy
The real world is characterized by deep complexity. May be a rather unremarkable observation, yet it has important implications ...
Continue readingSocio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation
This book is the result of an expert panel convened by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Nature Sustainability. ...
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Soil Biological Fertility
This book presents a comprehensive scientific overview of the components and processes that underpin the biological characteristics ...
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Spatial Planning for a Sustainable Singapore
The book is intended to be a landmark publication to showcase Singapore academics’ and practising planners’ work and ...
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